महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-287, verse-13

यथा तिलानामिह पुष्पसंश्रयात्पृथक्पृथग्याति गुणोऽतिसौम्यताम् ।
तथा नराणां भुवि भावितात्मनां यथाश्रयं सत्त्वगुणः प्रवर्तते ॥१३॥

13. yathā tilānāmiha puṣpasaṁśrayā;tpṛthakpṛthagyāti guṇo'tisaumyatām ,
tathā narāṇāṁ bhuvi bhāvitātmanāṁ; yathāśrayaṁ sattvaguṇaḥ pravartate.

13. yathā tilānām iha puṣpasaṃśrayāt
pṛthak pṛthak yāti guṇaḥ ati-saumyatām
tathā narāṇām bhuvi bhāvitātmanām
yathāśrayam sattva-guṇaḥ pravartate

13. yathā iha tilānām puṣpasaṃśrayāt
guṇaḥ pṛthak pṛthak ati-saumyatām yāti
tathā bhuvi bhāvitātmanām narāṇām
sattva-guṇaḥ yathāśrayam pravartate

13. Just as the inherent quality of sesame seeds, through association with flowers, gradually acquires extreme fragrance, so too among people on earth whose inner self (ātman) has been cultivated, the quality of goodness (sattva-guṇa) manifests according to their environment or associations.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• तिलानाम् (tilānām) - of sesame seeds

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• पुष्पसंश्रयात् (puṣpasaṁśrayāt) - from the association/contact with flowers

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually, apart

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually, apart

• याति (yāti) - goes, attains, acquires

• गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality, attribute, property

• अति-सौम्यताम् (ati-saumyatām) - extreme fragrance, great pleasantness

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, in the same way

• नराणाम् (narāṇām) - of men, among men

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

• भावितात्मनाम् (bhāvitātmanām) - of those whose inner self (ātman) has been cultivated/purified

• यथाश्रयम् (yathāśrayam) - according to their associations, according to support/environment

• सत्त्व-गुणः (sattva-guṇaḥ) - the quality of goodness, sattva quality

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - manifests, operates, occurs

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

तिलानाम् (tilānām) - of sesame seeds

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tila

tila - sesame seed, a mole on the body

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

पुष्पसंश्रयात् (puṣpasaṁśrayāt) - from the association/contact with flowers

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of puṣpasaṃśraya

puṣpasaṁśraya - association with flowers, resting on flowers, contact with flowers

Compound type : tatpurusha (puṣpa+saṃśraya)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• saṃśraya – resort, refuge, dependence, association, contact
  noun (masculine)
  from sam-śri (to resort to)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śri (class 1)

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually, apart

(indeclinable)

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually, apart

(indeclinable)

याति (yāti) - goes, attains, acquires

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present Tense, Active Voice, 3rd Person Singular

Parasmaipada

Root: yā (class 2)

गुणः (guṇaḥ) - quality, attribute, property

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, property, excellence, virtue

अति-सौम्यताम् (ati-saumyatām) - extreme fragrance, great pleasantness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ati-saumyatā

ati-saumyatā - extreme pleasantness, great gentleness, extreme beauty, intense fragrance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+saumyatā)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, very, extremely
  indeclinable
• saumyatā – pleasantness, gentleness, beauty, fragrance
  noun (feminine)
  from soma (the moon/pleasant) + tā (abstract suffix)

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, in the same way

(indeclinable)

नराणाम् (narāṇām) - of men, among men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhu

bhu - earth, ground, world, place

भावितात्मनाम् (bhāvitātmanām) - of those whose inner self (ātman) has been cultivated/purified

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - one whose self is cultivated/purified/developed/meditated upon

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – cultivated, purified, produced, meditated upon
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhū + ṇic (causative) + kta
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: agrees with narāṇām

यथाश्रयम् (yathāśrayam) - according to their associations, according to support/environment

(indeclinable)

Adverbial compound

Compound type : avyayibhāva (yathā+āśraya)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• āśraya – refuge, support, asylum, dependence, association
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-śri (to resort to)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

सत्त्व-गुणः (sattva-guṇaḥ) - the quality of goodness, sattva quality

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sattva-guṇa

sattva-guṇa - the quality of goodness, purity, clarity, one of the three guṇas

Compound type : tatpurusha (sattva+guṇa)

• sattva – goodness, purity, essence, existence
  noun (neuter)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, property
  noun (masculine)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - manifests, operates, occurs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pra-vṛt

Present Tense, Middle Voice, 3rd Person Singular

Ātmanepada

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)